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Lysosomal integral membrane protein Sidt2 plays a vital role in insulin secretion.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Gao Jialin, Yu Cui, Xiong Qianyin, Zhang Yao, Wang Lizhuo
Abstract excerpt
Abnormal insulin secretion results in impaired glucose tolerance and is one of the causal factors in the etiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Sidt2, a lysosomal integral membrane protein, plays a critical role in insulin secretion. Here, we further investigate its regulation in insulin secretion. We show that Sidt2(-/-) mice exhibit weight loss, decreased postnatal survival rate with aging, increased fasting...
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